The status of Ona has been in doubt since he filed a leave of absence from his position effective end of October. Undersecretary Janette Garin, a former three-term congresswoman, was promptly named as DOH’s officer-in-charge.

The question that begs asking is, will these investigations push through now that Ona has decided to leave? Or, did the Aquino administration and Ona have a deal similar to what it had before with former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez?

Postscript: It can be recalled that Ona isn’t really Aquino’s first choice for the position. A few days before his inauguration in 2010, it was reported that he is inclined to choose for the position either Jaime Galvez Tan, who served under Fidel Ramos, or Esperanza Cabral, who is Gloria Arroyo’s third and last health chief.

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